roar

/rɔr/

nounverbroar

Think: a lion says “ROAR!”—it’s one big sound, so it’s one syllable: ROAR.

Yes, it's roar. The tricky part is the vowel team: **oa** makes the /ɔ/ sound in **roar**.

Definitions

  1. verbto make a loud, deep sound, like a lion or a powerful engine
  2. verbto shout or laugh very loudly
  3. nouna loud, deep sound, especially from an animal, crowd, or engine

Examples

  • “The lion began to roar when it saw another animal near its territory.”
  • “We could hear the roar of the waterfall from far away.”
  • “The crowd let out a roar as the home team scored.”

Synonyms

bellowhowlyellshoutboom

Antonyms

whispermurmur

Translations

ES rugirPT rugirFR rugir

Common misspellings

rorroerrawrroareroarrroorroarhroa r

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